The capital of Canada will be the host of an epic field confrontation this summer, when the Canada Women’s Rugby Team will face the United States in Ottawa on August 1.
The capital of Canada will be the host of an epic field confrontation this summer, when the Canada Women’s Rugby Team will face the United States in Ottawa on August 1.
The kick -off will be given at 4 p.m. HP / 7 p.m. HE instead of TD. It will be the only home match of the season for the Canadian team, ranked second in the world, and its last match on Canadian soil before trying to win the 2025 rugby world cup in England.
Tickets will be sold here on May 8 at 7 a.m. HP / 10 a.m.from $ 34.50 plus taxes and fresh.
The rugby communities of Ontario and Quebec (and other provinces interested in club trips) will have the opportunity to collect funds for their clubs and attend the match together thanks to the Ticket program for clubs. The details, including a special link exclusively reserved for club members, which will give access to tickets in a designated section of the stadium and will donate 15 % of ticket sales to the club, will be communicated to clubs shortly.
This is the fourth consecutive year that Ottawa is hosting international rugby rivalries. The last time the Canada Rugby Women’s team played in TD place was in 2023, on the occasion of the Pacific Four Series, in front of the largest crowd in the history of Canadian women’s rugby (10,092 spectators), where she had bowed against New Zealand before winning Australia. In 2022 and 2024, it was the Canada’s male rugby team that walked the lawn of Place TD.
Canada’s Rugby Women’s team is currently holding a series of nine victories against the United States. The two teams met for the last time in April 2024 as part of the Pacific Four Series, and the Canadian women won on a score of 50 to 7, the first of their three consecutive victories towards victory in this tournament. This season, Canadians will again start the Pacific Four Series against the United States, meeting the Americans on May 2 in Kansas City.
Last year’s victory in the Pacific Four Series is only one of the many recent achievements of this Canadian team. To win the title of the Pacific Four Series, the Canadian women first beat the Black Ferns of New Zealand, reigning champions of the Rugby World Cup. The victories won throughout the 2024 season, especially during the Pacific Four Series and the WXV 1 tournament, allowed Canada to climb several places to climb second in the world ranking. Four Canadian players, Sophie de Goede, Laetitia Royer, Alexandra Tessier and Olivia Apps, were appointed to the dream teams of World Rugby 2024, and several players in the running Canada at the 2025 Rugby World Cup were part of the Canadian team who won the silver medal at the Olympic Games 2024.
-“We are delighted to return to the capital of our country and play at home before going to England for the Rugby World Cup,” said Alexandra Tessier of the Canadian Rugby Women’s team. In recent years, we have really felt the support of Canadians and confidence in our team. The Union of Canadians on behalf of Sport is a powerful thing that we can feel when we are on the field, and see Canada rally to us and fill the Place TD will be the best start for our team. »»
“Ottawa is looking forward to welcoming the Canada Rugby Women’s Rugby team, Rugby Canada and the United States Senior National Women’s team for this exciting international test-match,” said the mayor of Ottawa, Mark Sutcliffe. The Canada Rugby Women’s team is currently second in the world ranking, this is a rare opportunity for our city to see world -class athletes in action. It is a privilege to welcome the only home match of our women’s team in 2025, and we are proud to support them while they are preparing for the Rugby World Cup. »»
“Tourism Ottawa is delighted to join Rugby Canada to bring international rugby back to our national capital for a fourth consecutive year. We are looking forward to welcoming these high-level athletes in Ottawa for their latest Canadian floor stop before they participated in the world’s rugby world cup, said Vice-President, Congress and Major Tourist Ottawa, Lesley Pincombe. Large sporting events do not only boost Ottawa, they also strengthen our community and stimulate the local economy. »»
“We are very happy and enthusiastic to support the organization of another international match in Ottawa,” said the director general of Rugby Ontario, Myles Spencer. The city of Ottawa has proven to be an excellent international rugby host in the past three years, and the heritage that these events create for the growth of our sport is invaluable. We are impatient to have the opportunity to encourage Canadian women who are preparing to participate in the Rugby World Cup in September. »»
To help the Canada Rugby Women’s team prepare for the Rugby Canada World Cup launched the Mission: win the rugby world cupin order to collect $ 1,000,000 to provide the team for training and additional resources to help them give the best of itself. To date, the campaign has collected more than 50 % of the objective of $ 1,000,000, and the momentum is still continuing. For more information or to make a donation, visit rugby.ca/fr/dons.
Rugby Canada would like to thank Tourisme Ottawa and the City of Ottawa for their support for the holding of this match in our national capital.
Tickets will be on sale here on May 8 at 7 a.m. HP / 10 a.m. HE. For questions regarding the purchase of tickets, send an email to [email protected]. Register here to be the first to get tickets.
Other details, in particular concerning the broadcast on TSN and requests for media accreditation, will be announced shortly.
